龍虎

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; surname	tiger
trad. (龍虎)		龍	虎
simp. (龙虎)		龙	虎

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lónghǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lónghǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lónghǔ
  - Wade–Giles: lung²-hu³
  - Yale: lúng-hǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longhuu
  - Palladius: лунху (lunxu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

龍虎

(literally) Chinese dragon and tiger
(figurative) hero
(figurative) man of outstanding ability
(figurative) manner of an emperor
(Taoism) water and fire

Synonyms

(hero):

俊傑 / 俊杰 (jùnjié)
好漢 / 好汉 (hǎohàn)
英豪 (yīngháo)
英雄 (yīngxióng)

(man of outstanding ability):

大器 (dàqì) (figurative)
大材 (dàcái) (literary)
絕才 / 绝才 (juécái) (literary)
茂士 (màoshì) (literary)
英才 (yīngcái)
豪傑 / 豪杰 (háojié) (literary)
賢材 / 贤材 (xiáncái) (literary)
高能 (gāonéng) (literary)
鸞鳳 / 鸾凤 (luánfèng) (archaic)
麒麟 (qílín) (literary)

Derived terms

人中龍虎 / 人中龙虎
龍虎並伏 / 龙虎并伏
龍虎山 / 龙虎山 (Lónghǔ Shān)
龍虎日子 / 龙虎日子
龍虎榜 / 龙虎榜 (lónghǔbǎng)
龍虎豹 / 龙虎豹
龍虎鬥 / 龙虎斗 (lónghǔdòu)
龍虎鳳 / 龙虎凤 (lónghǔfèng)